History of Pompey the Little

<p>Originally published in 1974 this volume of <em>The History of Pompey the Little </em>includes a critical introduction and a biographical sketch of the author based on new material from unpublished documents together with explanatory notes for the novel's many classical and contemporary allusions.</p><p>Francis Coventry's <em>The History of Pompey the Little</em> was the talk of London in 1751; it continued to captivate readers throughout the century. Satirizing notable persons and events of its day it startled the public by having as its 'hero' a Bologna lapdog and created a new and popular form in English fiction - the 'spy'-novel with a non-human observer.</p>